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COURSE OVERVIEW
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Smallpox Preparedness: Considerations for Response Team Volunteers
Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast & Webcast
Originally aired December 20, 2002 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM ET
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State public health departments are working with local public
health departments and hospitals to further develop their smallpox
response plans, which include identifying healthcare workers and
public health first responders to serve on Smallpox Response Teams.
Pre-event vaccination of these Smallpox Response Teams will allow
them to better protect the American public against smallpox attack.
People who volunteer to receive the smallpox vaccine need to know 1)
the conditions that increase the risk of a serious complication and
how to assess if they should not be immunized, 2) instructions for
caring for the smallpox vaccination site to avoid transmission of
the vaccine virus to themselves or others, especially family or
household members. This program will provide needed information
to those people who are considering participation on a Smallpox
Response Team.
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Goal
Prepare potential smallpox response team volunteers
to make an informed decision about vaccination.
Objectives
- Explain the rationale for vaccination
- Describe the risks of vaccination to individuals and their families
- Demonstrate how the vaccine is administered
- Explain care of the vaccination site and steps to prevent
transfer and transmission of the vaccine virus
- Describe the mild and serious vaccine complications and how they would be treated
- Discuss compensation issues for persons who experience vaccine complications
Target Audience
Healthcare workers, hospital-based personnel, and
public health personnel considering participation on
Smallpox Response Teams
Faculty
Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Atlanta
Questions
During the day of the broadcast, you can submit questions by phone 800-793-8598
[International callers, dial 404 639-0180] or TTY 800-815-8152 [International
callers, dial 404-639-0182]. During and after the broadcast submit questions
by FAX 800-553-6323 [International callers, dial 404 639-0181] or email
PHTN@cdc.gov. There will not be live
on-air question and answer periods during the broadcast. Following the broadcast, answers
to your questions will be posted on the CDC Smallpox Website
at http://www.cdc.gov/smallpox.
Registration and Continuing Education Information
Participants are encouraged but not required to register and evaluate the
broadcast/webcast on the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing
Education Online System at
http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/.
A certificate of attendance will be
awarded to participants who complete the evaluation. Although continuing education credit is not available for the
broadcast/webcast, registration and evaluation will provide
valuable feedback to CDC. Participants will have until January 20, 2003 to register and evaluate the
broadcast/webcast.
Participant registration will be open December 18, 2002.
No site registration will be available for the broadcast/webcast.
Questions about registration should be directed to
800-41-TRAIN, 404-639-1292, or email ce@cdc.gov.
When emailing a request, please indicate
Smallpox Preparedness: Considerations for Response Team Volunteers
in the subject line.
Media
The program will be available in a variety of formats
including live satellite broadcast, webcast and audiobridge.
Following the broadcast the program will be available on videotape,
archived webcast and CD-ROM.
Webcast Information
The program will have a live webcast and will also be available
for viewing after the broadcast at the program website.
Click here for webcast
information.
Videotapes and CD-ROMs
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will distribute videotapes and
CD-ROMs, shortly after the broadcast.
Contact the PHF by calling 877-252-1200, visiting
http://www.phf.org, or emailing them at
info@phf.org.
When emailing a request, please indicate
Smallpox Preparedness: Considerations for Response
Team Volunteers in the subject line.
Please include your name, mailing address, phone number and
specify which module(s) and media type you prefer.
Partners
Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Public Health Foundation (PHF)
and the dedicated support of many other organizations.
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This page last reviewed: December 18, 2002
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